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and to my friend leon panetta. thank you for your service to our country over so many years and in so many capacities. you are one of the premier public servants of our time. to follow you will be a most challenging task. i will try to live up to the standards that you, bob gates, and others have set for this job and nation. let me also express my deep appreciation and congratulations to my friend john brennan. and to acknowledge the president's confidence and trust in john brennan. thank you, mike, for your continued service. i'm grateful for this opportunity to serve our country again. especially its men and women in uniform. these are people who give so much to this nation every day with such dignity and selflessness. this is particularly important as we complete our mission and support our troops to a sacrifice so much more than a decade of war. am grateful for an opportunity to help continue to strengthen our country and their alliances. and advance global freedom. we help build a better world for all mankind.
and to my friend leon panetta. thank you for your service to our country over so many years and in so many capacities. you are one of the premier public servants of our time. to follow you will be a most challenging task. i will try to live up to the standards that you, bob gates, and others have set for this job and nation. let me also express my deep appreciation and congratulations to my friend john brennan. and to acknowledge the president's confidence and trust in john brennan. thank you,...
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is the last chapter call well this is being said is mr panetta stepping out the door if you will look to now in washington it's really a question of what politics and economics dictate and at this stage of the game mr obama has shifted his script if you will from talking about a war of necessity to a war of how can we get out of this with the least amount of damage if you will my guess is that probably something like five to seven thousand troops would be the compromise solution at the end of the day and it's a question of comparative advantage in terms of negotiating style i would say mr mr karzai probably has the upper hand here so. as discussions with top american officials have created more questions than answers do you think this meeting with obama will shed more light on the prospects of the you with mission in afghanistan . i do expect it will shed more light on the u.s. mission in afghanistan for as you say the last chapter really at the end of the day mr obama can no longer skirt this issue the election is out of the way the clock is ticking so this is sort of if you will do
is the last chapter call well this is being said is mr panetta stepping out the door if you will look to now in washington it's really a question of what politics and economics dictate and at this stage of the game mr obama has shifted his script if you will from talking about a war of necessity to a war of how can we get out of this with the least amount of damage if you will my guess is that probably something like five to seven thousand troops would be the compromise solution at the end of...
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defense secretary leon panetta was on a week long trip to europe to discuss close military link ups and includes a visit to spain where washington is looking to double its defense presents this year spanish international affairs experts believe this is just one part of america's push to extend its worldwide influence. you know that i said. you have to take into account that there are two strains of thought within diplomatic circles in the united states or one of them is that they have to. and the most serious danger comes from the east from china and so they think they should reinforce their military and political presence in asia and the other strain and leon panetta and president obama a part of it says that the u.s. has to be present in the boat so the operation and therefore they also have to deploy the into missile defense shield that is a provocation against russia. now mourners in chicago have said to full farewells at the funeral of freedom of information activist aaron swartz he took his own life last week under pressure from federal prosecutors who sought her thirty five year
defense secretary leon panetta was on a week long trip to europe to discuss close military link ups and includes a visit to spain where washington is looking to double its defense presents this year spanish international affairs experts believe this is just one part of america's push to extend its worldwide influence. you know that i said. you have to take into account that there are two strains of thought within diplomatic circles in the united states or one of them is that they have to. and...
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so panetta knows and chuck hagel was supporting him. they know they have to do this somewhat gradually. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> this guy, diplomatic trouble shooter, decorated war veteran john kerry on top to be america's top diplomat. the senate foreign relations committee is holding a hearing on the nomination to become secretary of state. kerry talked about how his military experience in vietnam has shaped his views. >> i want all of us to keep in our minds as i think we do the extraordinary men and women in uniform who are on the front lines even as we meet here today. the troops at war who helped protect america i can pledge to you that as a veteran of war i will always carry the consequence for our decisions in my mind and be grateful that we have such extraordinary people to back us up. >> want to bring in our foreign affairs correspondent. kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who h
so panetta knows and chuck hagel was supporting him. they know they have to do this somewhat gradually. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> this guy, diplomatic trouble shooter, decorated war veteran john kerry on top to be america's top diplomat. the senate foreign relations committee is holding a hearing on the nomination to become secretary of state. kerry talked about how his military experience in vietnam has shaped his views. >> i want all of us to keep in our minds as i...
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. >> in other news now, senior officials say that leon panetta, the defense secretary, decided to lift a ban about women in combat. it will make available hundreds of thousands of jobs. women are part of the active military personnel in america. and a suicide bombing at a mosque at the capital of baghdad. explosives inside the mosque south of kirkuk. a funeral was taking place at the time of the attack. russia says it is not planning large-scale evacuation of its citizens from syria despite the crisis there. many were flown back to moscow on monday. there are tens of thousands of russian citizens in syria. it is said that not all of them were accounted for. and glaciers in the indies have shrunk by about 40%. many in the south american region could melt away altogether. researchers blamed a rise in temperature for what they call an unprecedented retreat. now come to israel, where talks are already underway about building a new coalition government. put they's ballot alliance led by benjamin netanyahu -- and left him in a substantially weaker position. there is a young, centrist party.
. >> in other news now, senior officials say that leon panetta, the defense secretary, decided to lift a ban about women in combat. it will make available hundreds of thousands of jobs. women are part of the active military personnel in america. and a suicide bombing at a mosque at the capital of baghdad. explosives inside the mosque south of kirkuk. a funeral was taking place at the time of the attack. russia says it is not planning large-scale evacuation of its citizens from syria...
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>> the secretary panetta and him have met on a number of occasions. i'm sure the talk of syria will come up. to your question on chemical weapons, without get together deep in intelligence i'm unaware of any information that the syrians are planning to use the chemical weapons. let me be very clear, this government would view that kind of actions a a red line. officials have been clear about that. we will continue to do so. the assad regime and it continues to perpetrate violence against its own people, it is unacceptable and it is time for the assad regime to go. but in the meantime, they have a serious responsibility to maintain security over their chemical weapons and not to use them. >> so you believe that the syrian chemical weapons are in good hands, are safe so far? >> the syrian regime has an obligation to maintain security over the syrian chemical weapons stockpiles. i have not heard of change in the secretary's assessment. >> there has been a lot of reports, discussion -- including reports to them having heavy equipment to dig in in desert w
>> the secretary panetta and him have met on a number of occasions. i'm sure the talk of syria will come up. to your question on chemical weapons, without get together deep in intelligence i'm unaware of any information that the syrians are planning to use the chemical weapons. let me be very clear, this government would view that kind of actions a a red line. officials have been clear about that. we will continue to do so. the assad regime and it continues to perpetrate violence against...
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i suspect secretary panetta in thinking about this had two data point. one is he's got the sexual abuse problem pain lot of them disproportionately toward women, these attacks. and he thinks the ethos of the services may be somewhat the cause of that. secondly, he looks at gays in the military. they've gone through a decade of don't ask, don't tell. lifted the ban on gays openly serving in the military and the response from the rank and file was a collective shrug. i don't think they care anymore. they understand after a decade of war, these people are watching each other's backs. there is not going to be a huge amount of blowback from the rank and file. they know these things are not important. what is important can these people have my back in a war zone? they've prove than they can. the rest of it kind of goes away. >> ifill: does that mean as secretary panetta leaves and goes back to the walnut farm as he describes is, does this mean he leaves a legacy opening up the armed forces. >> he's probably thinks this is a legacy burning move-- >> ifill: gays
i suspect secretary panetta in thinking about this had two data point. one is he's got the sexual abuse problem pain lot of them disproportionately toward women, these attacks. and he thinks the ethos of the services may be somewhat the cause of that. secondly, he looks at gays in the military. they've gone through a decade of don't ask, don't tell. lifted the ban on gays openly serving in the military and the response from the rank and file was a collective shrug. i don't think they care...
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i want to ask you about something leon panetta has said. part of you you just heard. i want you and your viewers to hear leon panetta. >> terrorists should be on notice. that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> we've got to go after al qaeda wherever the hell they're at. and make sure they find no place to hide. >> i know he means it. but the problem is that was in december. this is now -- they've been saying that. after they were saying al qaeda was on the run, now they're saying we're going to go after them. are we going after them? are the terrorists at this point feeling, the united states says this but what are they doing? >> i'm sure they do. the passage of time. but let's be clear, sometimes it's very hard to strike back right away. fbi director bob muller was in libya talking to the investigators this week. i expect that the investigation is going on. but remember, after the east africa embassy bombings president clinton had missiles launched, both at training camps in afghanistan that turned out to be
i want to ask you about something leon panetta has said. part of you you just heard. i want you and your viewers to hear leon panetta. >> terrorists should be on notice. that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> we've got to go after al qaeda wherever the hell they're at. and make sure they find no place to hide. >> i know he means it. but the problem is that was in december. this is now -- they've been saying that....
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the official announcement will come tomorrow from secretary of defense leon panetta. we asked david martin at the pentagon to tell us more about what this will mean. >> reporter: the defense secretary's order will make women eligible to serve as infantrymen on combat patrol and even in elite special operations units like the navy seals. however, women will have to meet strength standards that could keep them out of units where the physical demands are especially grueling. combat operations in iraq and afghanistan have already cost more than 130 women their lives and left more than 800 wounded. some, like dawn halfaker, were on the front lines commanding an m.p. platoon in iraq where she lost her arm fighting alongside the infantry. >> there's not a big difference at all. and a lot of the missions we did we did with infantry units. we would do with field artillery units. we were all fighting the same fight, doing the same thing. >> reporter: the best machine gunner in halfaker's platoon was victoria rivers, who was tapped to go on missions with special forces. >> worki
the official announcement will come tomorrow from secretary of defense leon panetta. we asked david martin at the pentagon to tell us more about what this will mean. >> reporter: the defense secretary's order will make women eligible to serve as infantrymen on combat patrol and even in elite special operations units like the navy seals. however, women will have to meet strength standards that could keep them out of units where the physical demands are especially grueling. combat...
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yes, this is just naturally par for the course. >> it's a great way for panetta to go out. this is a great kind of bookend on his tenure, i think. >> leon going out on top. we have to leave it there. thank you. thank you, guys. really, truly, for the battle today. jonathan lee, franklin, and frank. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific when i am joined by chris hayes, joy reid, e-mail eveninga henderson, and buzz feed's ben smith. find us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is coming up next. treadmill app. pretty sweet, huh? cute. but don't you have any apps on your phone that can make your life easier? who do you think i am, quicken loans? at quicken loans, we'll provide you with myql mobile. this amazingly useful app allows you to take pictures of your mortgage documents using an iphone or android smart phone... so you can easily send them to us. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ooh, la-la! one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless night
yes, this is just naturally par for the course. >> it's a great way for panetta to go out. this is a great kind of bookend on his tenure, i think. >> leon going out on top. we have to leave it there. thank you. thank you, guys. really, truly, for the battle today. jonathan lee, franklin, and frank. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific when i am joined by chris hayes, joy reid, e-mail eveninga henderson, and buzz feed's ben smith. find us at facebook.com/now...
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when it comes to america's security republican senator chuck hagel has been nominated to replace leon panetta hey goal would be the first vietnam vet to ever head the u.s. department of defense when i was in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and lot of people who lost their lives but they didn't have i didn't having the say about someone needs to represent that perspective and in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in the body but since two thousand and one an estimated sixty six hundred u.s. soldiers have returned from iraq or afghanistan in body bags and last year suicides by american soldiers surged to three hundred forty nine historic high the u.s. military has had decades of experience in areas like asia latin america the middle east and africa however experts say if leaders in washington don't begin learning from the past the only foreign policy factor that will continue changing is the geographic location of america's fatalities and repeated
when it comes to america's security republican senator chuck hagel has been nominated to replace leon panetta hey goal would be the first vietnam vet to ever head the u.s. department of defense when i was in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and lot of people who lost their lives but they didn't have i didn't having the say about someone needs to represent that perspective and in our government as well the people in...
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role in afghanistan during talks with president obama mr karzai has already met defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton the focus of the one to one meeting is expected to be on the number of american troops that will remain in afghanistan after the majority pull out twenty fourteen end their possible role washington hasn't finalized its decision yet but doesn't rule out a complete withdrawal and that the scenario is a lot of welcome by the afghan government whose position is increasingly fragile mental functioning taliban insurgency hillary men leverage worked extensively with you was diplomats in the middle east and asia believe president karzai isn't alone when situation. i think these talks are for the president and his national security principals to let afghanistan's president karzai down as softly as they can to let him know that unfortunately they're not going to make good on their promise to completely train. the afghan military and police before u.s. troops leave i think this this visit is about trying to let cars i know as nicely as they can that they're
role in afghanistan during talks with president obama mr karzai has already met defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton the focus of the one to one meeting is expected to be on the number of american troops that will remain in afghanistan after the majority pull out twenty fourteen end their possible role washington hasn't finalized its decision yet but doesn't rule out a complete withdrawal and that the scenario is a lot of welcome by the afghan government whose...
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defense secretary leon panetta said the u.s. is supporting the french effort with intelligence gathering assistance. and he didn't rule out american aircraft landing in mali to provide airlift and logistical support. for more, we're joined by j. peter pham of the africa center at the atlantic council in washington, d.c. and emeera woods, co-director of foreign policy in focus at the institute for policy studies. let's start with you. before we get to the french intervention, i want you to help people understand the context here a bit. what makes mali important and what has made it so volatile? >> well, ma'amy is a country on the west coast of africa that is really at the epicenter. it is on the sahara, the brink of the sahara and sub saharan africa. it is a country rich in resources from gold to uranium, vital minerals in mali. there are also explorations of oil, particularly in northern mali. so it is a country that is rich in resources, that has actually been really the center of a democratic process for quite some time. we ha
defense secretary leon panetta said the u.s. is supporting the french effort with intelligence gathering assistance. and he didn't rule out american aircraft landing in mali to provide airlift and logistical support. for more, we're joined by j. peter pham of the africa center at the atlantic council in washington, d.c. and emeera woods, co-director of foreign policy in focus at the institute for policy studies. let's start with you. before we get to the french intervention, i want you to help...
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i don't believe either one of them. >> is secretary panetta going to testify? >> i am going to block hagel from going forward until he does. >> you are going to block him? >> absolutely. why would we not want to happen during the afac itself? what happened for seven hours? why were there no military assets available on september 11. >> why has he been called by the house? >> i have no idea. what did the president do? when did the president first get notified of the attack? what did he do for those seven hours? if he did order assets to go in and help, when did he give the order? and what did he say when they told him, there is nothing we can do. >> dick cheney says he is worried that new attempts to gun control could put us, quote in a bad situation. griff jenkins hit the ground in arizona at a convention. >> reporter: the debate over gun control, gun violence in america's playing out in every corner of the country. we came here to reno, nevada, where the safari club international is holding one of the largest gathering of hunters, sportsmen, gun owners and gov
i don't believe either one of them. >> is secretary panetta going to testify? >> i am going to block hagel from going forward until he does. >> you are going to block him? >> absolutely. why would we not want to happen during the afac itself? what happened for seven hours? why were there no military assets available on september 11. >> why has he been called by the house? >> i have no idea. what did the president do? when did the president first get notified...
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are behind secretary panetta on this. bill: thank you, jennifer griffin, early with us today at the pentagon. martha? martha: pentagon spokesperson releasing this statement on the issue saying, quote, secretary panetta strongly supports these changes. he recognizes over the last decade women have contributed in unprecedented ways to the military's mission. they put their lives on the line to defend their country and demonstrated courage, patriotism and skill. bill: also the reaction we're getting from female veterans has been somewhat mixed actually. women make up 14% of the 1.4 million active servicemembers in the military today. >> you wait for something for so long. i was in the military for nine years. so, you know, one of those hopeful things you get to do everything that everybody else gets to do. >> physically i think it will be really hard. women women aren't built the same way as men and i think there will be a lot of discrimination. >> as long as they're fit for it and as they go through the same training that w
are behind secretary panetta on this. bill: thank you, jennifer griffin, early with us today at the pentagon. martha? martha: pentagon spokesperson releasing this statement on the issue saying, quote, secretary panetta strongly supports these changes. he recognizes over the last decade women have contributed in unprecedented ways to the military's mission. they put their lives on the line to defend their country and demonstrated courage, patriotism and skill. bill: also the reaction we're...
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secretary panetta plans to make the announcement later today. he will officially lift the ban that has been in place since 199 on women serving in the front lines. again this will be thousands of positions that women had previously been denied access to. the service chiefs have until january 2016 to seek exceptions to certain units. some of the special operations units for instance. women who have been affected by the ban say they were denied promotions as a result of the discriminatory policy over the years, bill. bill: jennifer, women have for some time have contributed to mightily to the war on terror. they drive tanks. they knife airplanes in the air force. a lot of people don't recognize that. what then has been the reaction from women in the military on this decision? >> reporter: well, remember, women have been serving in front line positions in the last 10 years. mostly has helicopter pilots, as medics. they have have been serving valiantly. this will change quite a bit and the aclu and several servicemembers, women servicemembers sued t
secretary panetta plans to make the announcement later today. he will officially lift the ban that has been in place since 199 on women serving in the front lines. again this will be thousands of positions that women had previously been denied access to. the service chiefs have until january 2016 to seek exceptions to certain units. some of the special operations units for instance. women who have been affected by the ban say they were denied promotions as a result of the discriminatory policy...
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and to my friend leon panetta. thank you for your turner service to our country over so many years and in so many capacities. you are one of the premier public servants of our time. to follow you will be a most challenging task. i will try to live up to the standards that you, bob gates, and others have set for this job and nation. let me also express my deep appreciation and congratulations to my friend john brennan. and to acknowledge the presence confidence and trust in john brennan. -- the president's confidence and trust in john brennan. thank you, mike, for your continued service. i'm grateful for this opportunity to serve our country again. especially its men and women in uniform. these are people who give so much to this nation every day with such dignity and selflessness. this is particularly important as we complete our mission and support our troops to a sacrifice so much more than a decade of war. am grateful for an opportunity to help continue to strengthen our country and their alliances. and advance
and to my friend leon panetta. thank you for your turner service to our country over so many years and in so many capacities. you are one of the premier public servants of our time. to follow you will be a most challenging task. i will try to live up to the standards that you, bob gates, and others have set for this job and nation. let me also express my deep appreciation and congratulations to my friend john brennan. and to acknowledge the presence confidence and trust in john brennan. -- the...
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then a leon panetta announces he is lifting the ban on combat for women. tomorrow on "washington journal," jonathan turley talks about president obama's use of executive power and the constitutional system of checks and balances. coral davenport examines the prospects for climate change legislation. for a massacre ronald noonan discusses the cost of diplomatic security. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> the first lady's i am drawn to are the ones on the ground floor, the modern-day perce ladies are the ones i can identify with more, eleanor roosevelt, jacqui kennedy -- jackie kennedy. those are the woman's -- women whose stories to a close enough to connect with. many of the women in the higher floors, on the state floor, they seem like characters from a wonderful story because it was such a long time ago. it is history. you read about it in books. to be in their presence seems little bit disconnecting. the first lady's on the ground floor, the ones i remember, i remember there are real stories. i can picture their lives. in this incredible way that
then a leon panetta announces he is lifting the ban on combat for women. tomorrow on "washington journal," jonathan turley talks about president obama's use of executive power and the constitutional system of checks and balances. coral davenport examines the prospects for climate change legislation. for a massacre ronald noonan discusses the cost of diplomatic security. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> the first lady's i am drawn to are the ones on the ground floor, the...
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current defense secretary leon panetta says he will retire when his replacement is approved by the senate. >> tom: tonight we begin a new weekly series here on nbr. we partnered with some of the nation's top universities to bring you the best research on business, the economy and investing. we call it nbru. now our partners in this combine over 400 years of business knowledge. they include harvard university, standford, wharton and vanderbilt universities. each monday we will speak with top professors about key money issues and you can read in-depth at nbr.com, just look for the tab. now we begin our series with the corporate focus on shareholder value. every c.e.o. of a publicly-traded company concentrates on-- most prominently on display every day. that focus on share price hurts the economy, according to margaret blair, a professor at vanderbilt university. professor, is shareholder value first best expressed by today's stock price? >> yes, tom, thanks for having me on this show. the shareholder, the share price is something we can look at and find out what it is almost minute-by-minut
current defense secretary leon panetta says he will retire when his replacement is approved by the senate. >> tom: tonight we begin a new weekly series here on nbr. we partnered with some of the nation's top universities to bring you the best research on business, the economy and investing. we call it nbru. now our partners in this combine over 400 years of business knowledge. they include harvard university, standford, wharton and vanderbilt universities. each monday we will speak with...
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i don't believe either one of them. >> greta: is secretary panetta going to testify? >> well, i'm not going to -- i'm going to block hagel from going forward until he does. >> you're going to block it. >> absolutely, why would we not want to understand what happened at the attack itself. what happened for seven hours? why were there no military assets available on september 11th. >> greta: why haven't been called by the house. >> i have no idea. what did the president did? when did the president first get notified of the attack or conflict. what did he do for seven hours, if he did order assets to help the people. when did he give the order or what did he say when they told him there's nothing we can do. >> greta: senator, thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> greta: now to former vice-president dick cheney. says he's worried. why? new attempts at gun control could put us on a bad situation. "on the record's" griff jenkins where the former vice-president was gathered at a convention. >> the debate over gun control, gun violence in america is playing out in every corner of
i don't believe either one of them. >> greta: is secretary panetta going to testify? >> well, i'm not going to -- i'm going to block hagel from going forward until he does. >> you're going to block it. >> absolutely, why would we not want to understand what happened at the attack itself. what happened for seven hours? why were there no military assets available on september 11th. >> greta: why haven't been called by the house. >> i have no idea. what did the...
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leon panetta called it a terrorist attack. a u.s. official told me as of now the attack appeared organized, not spontaneous. al qaeda linked groups are flourishing. we spoke to a leader in the islamic group. he is working with one of al qaeda's most senior leaders, mokhtar mel mokhtar. >> the fate of these hostages, they are at risk, because things have to change. that's what he said. tonight, we cover the story from every angle. we will be speaking with mike rogers and ed royce. >>> we begin with cnn pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. obviously, this has been developing throughout the day. we have been struggling to chase this down and get the details. the u.s. government says it is taking the lead on the hostage situation. what is it doing to make sure the americans who are being held hostage are safe? >> erin, the first thing they did was to get some satellite surveillance over that area which means that the fbi can now monitor to some extent what is happening on the grown. the next thing the u.s. military did was upgrade the
leon panetta called it a terrorist attack. a u.s. official told me as of now the attack appeared organized, not spontaneous. al qaeda linked groups are flourishing. we spoke to a leader in the islamic group. he is working with one of al qaeda's most senior leaders, mokhtar mel mokhtar. >> the fate of these hostages, they are at risk, because things have to change. that's what he said. tonight, we cover the story from every angle. we will be speaking with mike rogers and ed royce....
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defense chief leon panetta has on a week long tour in europe shaking hands for the last time to rush or american military innings while in spain his side the u.s. will be boosting the number of troops in the country basing out the european on to missile shield but international human rights catches doubler believes washington's stuck in a cycle it's simply called break. in military industrial complex which we've been warned about by presidents is a very significant threat to the united states being at peace in any type of permanent manner wars for the united states are a double sided sword on the one hand because the military industrial complex accounts for probably about seventy five percent of the american economy they produce an input to that economy on the other hand as we seen in afghanistan interact they also drain the economy on one side so it's almost eighty eighty six endless circle a half to continue off in b.'s interventions to be able to bring in the resources to be able to then say we're able to have new interventions and unfortunately that's been the story of the last.
defense chief leon panetta has on a week long tour in europe shaking hands for the last time to rush or american military innings while in spain his side the u.s. will be boosting the number of troops in the country basing out the european on to missile shield but international human rights catches doubler believes washington's stuck in a cycle it's simply called break. in military industrial complex which we've been warned about by presidents is a very significant threat to the united states...
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>> you see what leon panetta has said. you see the dire warnings coming out in military. across the board is not anything to do with the priorities. what are the essential things we need? what are the essential functions? this is the consequence of our inability to support and set up a system whereby we can make those priorities. it is the worst possible last thing we can do to enforce some kind of spending discipline. i did not vote for the budget control act because of the sequester because i thought it was absolutely the wrong way to go forward in terms of that. but every other option has been rejected by this administration, even bipartisan efforts. pickett mark warner great credit for trying to pull together the senate, working with a team of six, saxby chambliss and others. at one point, 38 of us, 19 democrats and republican senators sent a letter to the president say mr. president, will support a grand bargain, even that each of us would want more of this are less than that. we will support this if you'll take the lead. who would give you the cover you need politic
>> you see what leon panetta has said. you see the dire warnings coming out in military. across the board is not anything to do with the priorities. what are the essential things we need? what are the essential functions? this is the consequence of our inability to support and set up a system whereby we can make those priorities. it is the worst possible last thing we can do to enforce some kind of spending discipline. i did not vote for the budget control act because of the sequester...
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also today, a pentagon briefing with leon panetta and general martin dempsey. that is expected to start at 3:00 p.m. we are expecting to hear from president obama as he announces his next treasury secretary, jack lew, if approved by the senate. in the meantime, a discussion about immigration reform in the 113th congress. host: this morning in the washington times -- it says -- host: from the "new york times," we also see a piece this week looking at a new study on enforcement and the money spent enforcing immigration laws. it says a new report sets the stage for a debate on immigration overhaul, huge amounts of money spent on immigration. joining us this morning to get our conversation started is off and on johnson of national journal. -- fawn johnson. she's a washington, d.c., correspondent who covers immigration among a variety of other topics. thanks for being here. guest: pleasure. host: are there prospects for immigration reform, changes to the law in 2013? guest: sure. i think that this is the first breath of activity that we've seen in about six years. t
also today, a pentagon briefing with leon panetta and general martin dempsey. that is expected to start at 3:00 p.m. we are expecting to hear from president obama as he announces his next treasury secretary, jack lew, if approved by the senate. in the meantime, a discussion about immigration reform in the 113th congress. host: this morning in the washington times -- it says -- host: from the "new york times," we also see a piece this week looking at a new study on enforcement and the...
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interesting to know that a guy like that could possibly sit in the seat that was previously occupied by panetta and rumsfeld so there is some change in the obama straight and has even though it isn't it intervened unfortunately in places like syria to a limited degree and has heart imposed harsh sanctions on iran i think a lot of the bush crew might have already intervened and so you know as much of a warmonger as obama is there isn't a a a fortunate slight change in foreign policy from the bush years well what do you think what's the setting in america to tell my foreign audience how americans are ending the year you know is a good mood i mean we have the newtown shooting which is really heart wrenching his america changed in this year. you know what not a lot of changed the republican party opposing obama at every juncture and not negotiating with them right now the fiscal cliff is coming and we're all going to shoot off the fiscal cliff like thelma and louise and we're holding hands with grover norquist and everybody's crying mostly because the lose in the sixty six thunderbird to the grand
interesting to know that a guy like that could possibly sit in the seat that was previously occupied by panetta and rumsfeld so there is some change in the obama straight and has even though it isn't it intervened unfortunately in places like syria to a limited degree and has heart imposed harsh sanctions on iran i think a lot of the bush crew might have already intervened and so you know as much of a warmonger as obama is there isn't a a a fortunate slight change in foreign policy from the...